tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post113242531094711286..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Shabbat shalom, from the Style sectionPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1132538539385817062005-11-20T21:02:00.000-05:002005-11-20T21:02:00.000-05:00Perhaps, but either way, lavish/cheesy bar/bat mit...Perhaps, but either way, lavish/cheesy bar/bat mitzvahs are by no means a new phenomenon.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1132514504146123952005-11-20T14:21:00.000-05:002005-11-20T14:21:00.000-05:00The parents are not over-lenient. They are, in fac...The parents are not over-lenient. They are, in fact, in control, and using the over-the-top parties to show off their wealth and connections. The kid is a brain-washed pawn in the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1132497883020060092005-11-20T09:44:00.000-05:002005-11-20T09:44:00.000-05:00"Saying 'no' used to be part of being a parent."Oh..."Saying 'no' used to be part of being a parent."<BR/><BR/>Oh really? When was this more the case than it was now? 15 years ago, you imply? I vaguely remember 15 years ago--definitely remember 10 years ago--and bratty kids/overly lenient parents have been around for at least that long.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1132481609378476052005-11-20T05:13:00.000-05:002005-11-20T05:13:00.000-05:00These days, it seems more and more common for Hisp...These days, it seems more and more common for Hispanic parents to tell their daughters, "Do you want a wedding or a quincinera? Pick one." so, this sounds par for the course to me.<BR/><BR/>agmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1132480636179100212005-11-20T04:57:00.000-05:002005-11-20T04:57:00.000-05:00They've definetly got tackier over the last 15 yea...They've definetly got tackier over the last 15 years or so. Back in the day I used to go to lots of them. If anything the kids whose parents were better off tended to have lower key bar mitzvahs. Yes they are parties for 13 year olds but it doesn't mean that parents have to indulge their little darlings as much as they do. Saying "no" used to be part of being a parent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com